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3 Rabi'ul Awwal 144012 November 2018

The Eyes That Won’t Cry on the Day of Qiyamah

QuestionIs this narration authentic: عن أبي هريرة، رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: كل عين باكية يوم القيامة، إلا عينا غضت عن محارم الله، وعينا سهرت في سبيل الله، وعينا يخرج منها مثل رأس الذباب من خشية الله عز وجل

3 Rabi'ul Awwal 144012 November 2018

Joining Ties With Those Who Sever Ties and Not Merely Reciprocating

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “You won’t be considered someone who uphold family ties if you merely reciprocate. The one who maintains good ties is the one who maintains ties when his kin sever ties.”

29 Safar 14409 November 2018

A Poem Attributed to Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah)

QuestionIs this statement authentically attributed to Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) and the Arabic text of it? “And from misery is that you love, and [the one] who you love, loves other than you, or that you want good for a person, and he wants to hurt you.”

29 Safar 14409 November 2018

An Unreliable Virtue of Childbirth

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Each time a woman breastfeeds her child/[gives birth] she receives the reward of freeing a slave”

28 Safar 14408 November 2018

Gaining Knowledge and Then Teaching It Is Among the Best of Charity

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The best of charity is when a Muslim man gains knowledge, and then he teaches it to his Muslim brother.”

28 Safar 14408 November 2018

A Narration Regarding Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydillah (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

QuestionWhat is status of following narration? عن ثور بن مجزأة قال: مررت بطلحة بن عبيد الله يوم الجمل وهو صريع في آخر رمق، فوقفت عليه فرفع رأسه، فقال: إني لأرى وجه رجل كأنه القمر، ممن أنت؟ فقلت: من أصحاب أمير المؤمنين علي، فقال: ابسط يدك أبايعك، فبسطت يدي وبايعني،…

27 Safar 14407 November 2018

A Hadith Qudsi Regarding Allah’s Power, Kingdom, Might and Forgiveness

Questionعن أبي ذر، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يقول الله تعالى: يا عبادي كلكم ضال إلا من هديت فسلوني الهدى أهدكم، وكلكم فقير إلا من أغنيت فسلوني أرزقكم، وكلكم مذنب إلا من عافيت، فمن علم منكم أني ذو قدرة على المغفرة فاستغفرني غفرت له ولا أبالي،…

27 Safar 14407 November 2018

Using Pure Gold and Silver Utensils

QuestionRasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Do not drink from gold and silver utensils and do not eat from gold and silver plates.” Is this Hadith authentic?

27 Safar 14407 November 2018

An Unreliable Hadith on the Virtues of a Pregnant Woman When She Gives Birth

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) addressed women and said: “Aren’t you pleased that when a woman falls pregnant through her husband and he is happy with her, she will receive a reward equal to a person fasting in the path of Allah and engaging in…

26 Safar 14406 November 2018

A Virtue of Reciting Surah Saba?

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites Surah Saba [Surah 34] frequently, the Prophets will shake his hands on the day of Qiyamah.”

25 Safar 14405 November 2018

Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Seeking Protection from Hypocrisy

QuestionIs this narration authentic? حدثني جبير بن نفير أنه سمع أبا الدرداء وهو في آخر صلاته وقد فرغ من التشهد يتعوذ بالله من النفاق فأكثر من التعوذ منه قال: فقال جبير: وما لك يا أبا الدرداء أنت والنفاق؟ فقال: دعنا عنك فوالله إن الرجل ليتقلب عن دينه في الساعة…

25 Safar 14405 November 2018

The Virtue of ‘Ibadah at Times of Trials

QuestionIs this Hadith sahih? Sayyiduna Ma’qil ibn Yasar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The reward of worship performed at a time of trials is like emigration to me.”

22 Safar 14402 November 2018

An Example of the Tree That Resembles a Believer

QuestionIn the following Hadith, are any explanations given for the portion that says “the leaves do not wither” with respect to the palm tree? Also, provide the reference? Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported: We were in the company of Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) when he said: ‘Tell…

22 Safar 14402 November 2018

Luqman Al Hakim Advises His Son on Patience

QuestionIs this advice of Luqman Al Hakim authentic? عن قتادة قال قال لقمان لابنه يا بني إن الصبر على المكاره من حسن اليقين وإن لكل عمل كمالا وغاية وكمال العبادة الورع واليقين